Providence Performing Arts Center

Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 – Activate Creature Power!

Oct 18

Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 – Activate Creature Power! is a theatrical production starring Martin and Chris Kratt, based on the Emmy-nominated PBS KIDS series. Chris...

The Great Gatsby: A New Musical

Nov 3 – Nov 8, 2026

The party's roaring on Broadway! THE GREAT GATSBY is a “great, big Broadway extravaganza that explodes with life and energy” (Entertainment Weekly). Directed by Marc...

Hell's Kitchen

Dec 15 – Dec 20, 2026

Death Becomes Her

Jan 26 – Jan 31, 2027

Madeline Ashton is the most beautiful actress (just ask her) ever to grace the stage and screen. Helen Sharp is the long-suffering author (just ask...

The Notebook

Feb 9 – Feb 14, 2027

Maybe Happy Ending

Feb 23 – Feb 28, 2027

Inside a one-room apartment in the heart of Seoul, Oliver lives a happily quiet life listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant....

Disney Musicals in Schools Student Share Celebration

Jun 10

More than 140 elementary and middle school students from Coventry, Cranston, Pawtucket, and Providence will perform on stage at PPAC as part of the Disney...

The Outsiders

Apr 14 – Apr 19, 2026

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1967, Ponyboy Curtis, his best friend Johnny Cade and their Greaser family of “outsiders” battle with their affluent rivals, the Socs. This...

SUFFS

Jan 20 – Jan 25, 2026

The first national tour of SUFFS, a Tony Award-winning musical, arrives at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Created by Shaina Taub, the show explores the...

SIX

Oct 22 – Oct 26, 2025

SIX brings the story of the six wives of Henry VIII to life in a vibrant musical format, blending historical narrative with contemporary pop music....

The Avett Brothers

Jun 4

The Avett Brothers will perform at the Providence Performing Arts Center on June 4, 2025. The concert follows their recent 2024 tour and the release...

Cypress Hill Performs with Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra

May 14

Cypress Hill will perform alongside the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra at the Providence Performing Arts Center on May 14, 2025. This collaboration, conducted by Troy...

Lake Street Dive

May 12

Lake Street Dive, the GRAMMY®-nominated soul-pop band, is set to perform on May 12, 2025, at the Providence Performing Arts Center. Known for their engaging...

An Intimate Evening with Jason Isbell

Feb 18

Jason Isbell, the six-time GRAMMY-winning musician and acclaimed songwriter, will perform a solo show at the Providence Performing Arts Center on February 18, 2025. Known...

The Simon & Garfunkel Story

Feb 8

The Simon & Garfunkel Story returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center on February 8, 2025, bringing an immersive concert-style tribute experience that chronicles the...

HAMILTON

Dec 11 – Dec 22, 2024

HAMILTON is a groundbreaking musical that chronicles the life of Alexander Hamilton, a Founding Father whose ambition and passion helped shape a new nation. This...

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis

Dec 6

Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center for one night only on December 6, 2024. Founded by Grammy Award...

ONE VISION OF QUEEN featuring Marc Martel

Nov 3

ONE VISION OF QUEEN featuring Marc Martel is a tribute concert celebrating the legendary rock band’s greatest hits. Marc Martel, renowned for his vocal resemblance...

SHUCKED

Oct 20 – Oct 27, 2024

SHUCKED will launch its National Tour at the Providence Performing Arts Center from October 20 to October 27, 2024. This new musical comedy features a...

Mighty Wurlitzer Restoration

Oct 4

Mighty Wurlitzer Restoration will open at the Providence Performing Arts Center on October 4, 2024, funded partially by a Save America’s Treasures grant. This initiative...

Blue Man Group

May 20 – May 22, 2022

More than 35 million people around the world have experienced the smash hit phenomenon that is BLUE MAN GROUP and now it’s your turn! BLUE...

My Fair Lady

May 11 – May 15, 2022

From Lincoln Center Theater that brought you The King & I and South Pacific, comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of...

Ain't Too Proud

Apr 12 – Apr 17, 2022

Ain't Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations is the electrifying, new smash-hit Broadway musical that follows The Temptations’ extraordinary journey from...

Dear Evan Hansen

Apr 5 – Apr 10, 2022

A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could...

Oklahoma!

Mar 22 – Mar 27, 2022

Stripped down to reveal the darker psychological truths at its core, Daniel Fish’s production tells a story of a community circling its wagons against an...

The Prom

Mar 8 – Mar 13, 2022

Everyone’s invited to the joyous Broadway hit that New York Magazine hails as “smart and big-hearted” while The New York Times declares it “makes you...

An Officer and a Gentleman

Feb 18 – Feb 20, 2022

AN OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN, based on the Oscar-winning film starring Richard Gere, is a breathtaking production that celebrates triumph over adversity and includes one...

Jesus Christ Superstar

Jan 25 – Jan 31, 2022

Jesus Christ Superstar is an iconic musical phenomenon with a world-wide fan base. In celebration of its 50th Anniversary, a new mesmerizing production comes to...

Rent

Jan 25 – Jan 31, 2022

For a quarter of a century, Jonathan Larson’s Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning masterpiece RENT has inspired us to choose love over fear and to...

Cirque Dreams Holidaze

Dec 17 – Dec 18, 2021

The one and only Cirque Dreams Holidaze has been hailed by the New York Daily News as “A delicious confection of charm, sparkle and talent...

Hamilton

Nov 30 – Dec 12, 2021

HAMILTON is the story of America then, told by America now. Featuring a score that blends hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway, HAMILTON has taken the...

Pretty Woman

Oct 9 – Oct 16, 2021

After an incredible run on Broadway, Audience Choice Award-winner Pretty Woman: The Musical is coming to Providence! One of Hollywood’s most beloved stories of all...

Suzanne Vega

Oct 7

Grammy Award-winning artist Suzanne Vega will celebrate the release of her new, career-spanning live album, An Evening of New York Songs and Stories (out September...

Lord of The Dance

Feb 16

Described by the New York Post as "fascinating, rewarding and above all, entertaining," and by the Los Angeles Times as "a showpiece extravaganza," Lord of...

Sarah Brightman In Concert Dreamchaser World Tour

Feb 15

Over the past two and a half decades, Ms. Brightman has distinguished herself as the world’s biggest selling soprano of all time with global sales...

American Idiot

Feb 8 – Feb 10, 2013

Direct from Broadway, the smash-hit musical AMERICAN IDIOT tells the story of three lifelong friends, forced to choose between their dreams and the safety of...

Million Dollar Quartet

Jan 15 – Jan 20, 2013

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, inspired by the electrifying true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock...

Jekyll & Hyde

Jan 1 – Jan 6, 2013

American Idol star and Tony® Award nominee Constantine Maroulis joins with Grammy® Award nominee and R&B superstar Deborah Cox to inject new life into the...

A Christmas Celtic Sojourn

Dec 19

A New England holiday favorite is back and bigger than ever. The Tenth Annual A Christmas Celtic Sojourn with Brian O’Donovan returns to the Providence...

The Nutcracker

Dec 14 – Dec 16, 2012

Don't miss out on the magic of Festival Ballet Providence's timeless production of The Nutcracker. With beautiful sets, elegant choreography, and world class dancers, FBP's...

Memphis

Dec 4 – Dec 9, 2012

TURN UP THAT DIAL... From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tennessee, comes a hot new Broadway musical that bursts off the stage with...